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| Starhawk | |
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| Developer(s) | Cinematronics |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Designer(s) | Tim Skelly |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Vectrex |
| Release | Arcade Vectrex
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| Genre(s) | Rail shooter |
| Mode(s) | Up to two players, simultaneously |
| Arcade system | CCPU cpu @ 5 MHz Mono sound |
Starhawk is a 1979 vector arcade game designed and programmed by Tim Skelly and manufactured by Cinematronics.[3] Starhawk is a shoot 'em up unofficially based on the Star Wars: Episode IV trench run, one of the first arcade games to blatantly use concepts from Star Wars.[4] The game was unique at the time for its pseudo-3D graphics. It was distributed in Japan by Sega, and was later ported for the Vectrex home system in 1982.
The arcade cabinet had a cinder block placed inside of it, to prevent it from tipping onto the player.[4]
- ^ a b "Star Hawk". Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 114. ISBN 978-4990251215.
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